Re: Transpose Command

[Francisco Vila]

2009/7/6 James E. Bailey <address@hidden>:
>
> On 06.07.2009, at 18:06, Amiable wrote:
>
> Hi,  New user to Lilypond; a convert from Finale2009.   My use of music
> notation is for transposition, mainly.   I can't afford an A clarinet at
> present, so I need to tranpose A clarinet parts for my Bb clarinet.   When I
> follow the manual, I don't get good results.   Example:  A clarinet part
> starts in F and ends in F.   There's a B major change in the middle.   This
> command does well with the F key signature sections but results in double
> sharps in the B major section instead of Bb major:   \transpose f e {
> Here's the .ly file.   Seems I need to wrap each key section in a transpose
> command but I can't learn how to do this.
> Appreciate suggestions.
>
> I'm assuming the middle section
> should be in b-flat major instead of a-sharp major? if you wrap the b-major
> section with
> \transpose ais' a' {
>  \relative {
>   \key b \major
>   ...
>  }
> }

This effectively transposes the music, I'd rather say \transpose ais
bes { } to keep everything in its place.

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